Big Ben Stikes Twelve

UMAINE HOCKEY NEEDS TO FIND A NEW STARTING GOALIE… BEN BISHOP SIGNED A CONTRACT TWO HOURS AGO… HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PEORIA RIVERMEN OF THE AHL…THAT IS THE MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATE OF THE ST. LOUIS BLUES… BIG BEN GOES 6-7 210 POUNDS AND TAKES UP A LOT OF NET.

DESPITE A DOWN YEAR IN THE WIN COLUMN… HE DID POST A 2.43 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE WITH A .920 SAVE PERCENTAGE.

BISHOP WAS DRAFTED BY THE ST. LOUIS BLUES, 85TH OVERALL IN THE 2005 DRAFT.